A Framework to Talk with Patients About Adverse Childhood Experiences and Create Healing Relationships
Explore TRIADS (Trauma and Resilience-informed Inquiry for Adversity, Distress, and Strengths)
A healing approach for screening, education and response in primary healthcare settings
“You don’t need to be a therapist to be therapeutic.”
Dr. Alicia Lieberman, UCSF Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
and Director of the Child Trauma Research Program
A Holistic Approach to Health Care
TRIADS refers to three core ingredients of healthcare providers’ healing approach.
![TRIADS: Adversity, Distress and Strengths](https://cthc.ucsf.edu/triads/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/08/triads-homepage-graphic.png)
Practice TRIADS
Through a series of videos and resources, learn how to conduct ACEs screenings in a way that promotes relationships and healing.
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Create Organizational Change
Bring TRIADS to your clinic. Explore resources to advocate for and create holistic organizations.
Leadership Alignment
Health Equity
Implementation Approach